Bruxism is the term describing nighttime tooth grinding or jaw clenching. This can result in tooth wear, gum recession, and morning headaches or stiff muscles. Most of the time we are not aware that we clench or grind at night. … Continue reading
Just like the birth of a child, the “birth” of a tooth, or as we call it its ERUPTION through bone and skin, is an awe-inspiring and miraculous phenomenon in nature. It is an interplay of such complex physiology, that … Continue reading
To allay the fears and misconceptions surrounding laser dentistry, here are some facts on laser dentistry: The laser “drill” does not produce heat when acting on the tooth structure. Instead the laser energy targets the water inside the tooth substance … Continue reading
Teeth are made up of all three embryonic layers. The innermost layer, the pulp, is pure tissue with blood vessels and nerves. The middle layer, dentine, is somewhat like bone, minus the actual blood, but nevertheless perfused with millions of … Continue reading
Dr. Sarkissian gave a talk to attendees of the 2012 Freedom Health Expo in Long Beach. You can watch his talk here… and refer to the slides he presented in the gallery below…
Often we find that the earlier we tackle a problem, the easier it is resolved. This is certainly so with cavities in teeth – they hardly ever go away, if we just wait, even though we might at times be … Continue reading
The old school of dentistry considers a tooth saved after a root canal procedure has been performed. It is true that a tooth can survive this procedure for many years, maybe even the rest of the life. But looking at … Continue reading
It is obvious that at the first sign of a problem with your teeth we should go to the dentist and have him check the cause for this problem. Usually the hope that ‘it will go away’ does not come … Continue reading
(From Volume 3 of the The Sarkissian Report – Dentistry News) Metals are good conductors of electricity and it does not take too much imagination to suspect that when they are placed in our bodies, they will create electrical currents … Continue reading
The lower jaw is a horseshoe-shaped bone that is suspended in space by two joints, which articulate with balls into their corresponding sockets in the rigid skull. The physiological position of the jaw is determined by an intricate mechanism involving … Continue reading